U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Tuesday that more than $63 million will be distributed to 47 institutions of higher education affected by recent natural disasters.

The grants will include $90,500 for Ave Maria University, where DeVos received a standing ovation for her commencement address in May.

The money is intended to provide relief for institutions and their students affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, as well as the 2017 California wildfires. Allocations were distributed based on damage, recovery costs, and student homelessness or displacement.

Ave Maria spokesman Mark McCormick said the university had $362,000 in structural damage costs — including roof, window and electrical repairs — and costs to clean up downed trees, fences and brush.

“We’re just getting a piece back of what’s already been paid,” he said.

McCormick said he was not aware of any students who were displaced, but the university sheltered more than 100 area residents, most of whom were from Immokalee.

“We’re happy and grateful and excited the Department of Education realized this need and helped reimburse some of it,” he said.

McCormick said he did not believe Ave Maria had applied for or received reimbursements from FEMA.

The university has close ties to Washington, D.C. Ave Maria President Jim Towey was director of the White House’s Faith-Based and Community Initiatives under President George W. Bush, and other Ave Maria faculty members know DeVos personally.

Towey has publicly praised DeVos’ policies, including her reversal of Obama-era directives, which he said challenged the university’s religious identity.

When Towey invited DeVos to speak at commencement, he had planned to give DeVos an honorary doctorate. Because she leads the agency that oversees programs in which the university participates, including financial aid, both Towey and the Department of Education agreed the doctorate could present a conflict of interest and decided to forgo the honor.

Congress approved $100 million for the Emergency Assistance to Institutions of Higher Education program. The Department of Education plans to allocate the remaining $37 million to the 47 designated institutions and others based on future applications.

McCormick said Ave Maria would not apply for additional funding.

So far, five Florida universities have been awarded a total of nearly $5 million:

Most of the funding has been granted to 36 schools in Puerto Rico, including more than $10 million for the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao. Five schools in Texas have been awarded funding, and the University of the Virgin Islands was approved for more than $11 million. Funding has not yet been granted to schools in California.

“This emergency assistance will provide vital resources for those whose lives were impacted by disasters in 2017,” DeVos said in an emailed statement. “As those on the ground work every day to recover, the Department of Education will continue to be a partner and resource to get institutions, students and faculty back on their feet.”

Congress also approved up to $75 million for the Defraying Costs of Enrolling Displaced Students program, which provides assistance to schools that supported students displaced by the disasters. More than $5 million has been distributed, and applications will be evaluated through Oct. 31.